Today’s #CodeBreak with @KeeganMKey and @vgcerf is LIVE! Join the interactive classroom at code.org/codebreaknow or watch live on Facebook at facebook.com/Code.org/video… or YouTube at youtube.com/user/CodeOrg/l… 🎉
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Thank you to our first guest, @KeeganMKey, for joining us today!
We have students all over the world joining us today!
Here's the agenda for today's show. It's all about the internet! 🌐
Victoria, a teacher in Louisville, Kentucky, modified last week's activity on Coronavirus simulation. In her simulation, a nurse can give the Sprites vaccines! studio.code.org/projects/sprit…
Rifqui also modified last week's app to show number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia. He's calling in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where it's 1 am! studio.code.org/projects/appla…
Sofia sent a secret message via turning a flashlight on and off, which mimics how information is sent on the internet. Her message was the letter "C"!
We just did a lightening round of questions with Keegan! One of the questions we asked him: What's the best piece of advice you've ever gotten? "Appreciate, appreciate, appreciate!" 😊
Thank you for spending time with us, @KeeganMKey! 👋
Now we have @vgcerf joining! Vint is one of the "fathers of the internet!"
Now we're opening up the floor for questions for Vint! Our first question: Why was the internet invented in the first place! You can ask questions for Vint at code.org/questions
Hadi asks: Did you ever imagine the internet would be used this way? @vgcerf says, "Yes! We tried to build a very general platform that could be adapted for a wide range of uses."
What is the internet made of? Vint says: "The internet is made up of a hierarchy of layered systems. So there's a lot that goes into it ... and in the end, it goes into your house!" 🏘️
Vint says we can think about internet packets like postcards: "If you know about postcards, then you know a lot about how the internet works. A postcard has a to and from address, and a certain amount of content. That's very much like an internet packet." 📨
Technology has evolved a lot since the internet was first created, but the basic structure of the internet remains relatively the same! Vint explains: